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As Chancellor George Osborne delivered his latest round of cuts, workers and residents in Bootle marched in defence of jobs. The demonstration was called by the Battle for Bootle, a campaign set up to unite members of the PCS union and the local community against the proposed closure of HM Revenue & Customs offices in … More Defiant Bootle campaign marches for jobs as Osborne delivers cuts Budget

The Battle for Bootle Campaign has called for a public demonstration on Wednesday 16 March, to coincide with the Chancellor delivering the Budget. At its first planning meeting the campaign group, which was set up to oppose plans to close all of the local tax offices, voted in favour of the protest as a way … More Budget Day Demonstration

Several dozen Bootle workers and residents voiced their determination to fight for jobs and the local community at a recent public meeting held at Bootle Town Hall. The meeting was called to formally launch the ‘Battle for Bootle’ campaign, which was initiated by Bootle branches of the PCS union. The campaign is a response to … More Workers and residents vow to Battle for Bootle at public meeting

Today (25 November) supporters of the Battle For Bootle campaign were among those who joined the anti-austerity protest outside the JobCentre in Bootle. The protest was staged to coincide with the Chancellor’s autumn statement, where he announced further cuts to public services. Although the government made a massive u-turn on tax credit cuts, austerity is … More Bootle protests against Spending Review cuts

Thursday 25 November, 1pm Stanley Road Jobcentre Plus, Bootle Bring flags and banners On Thursday 25 November, Chancellor George Osborne is expected to announce more cuts that will hurt working class people and communities. His Spending Review announcements will be met with protests nationwide. Advertisements